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“Enduring Lightning took place over the deserts of southern Israel, where American and Israeli pilots rehearsed combined operations against a variety of simulated air and ground threats”

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Despite Coronavirus, U.S. and Israel Conduct Combined F-35 Exercise April 7, 2020 by Bradley Bowman and Mikhael Smits Despite growing coronavirus concerns in both countries, the United States and Israel conducted a combined air-power training … Continue reading

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“Israel’s F-35I Adir—or “Mighty Ones”—will be the only F-35 variant to enter service heavily tailored to a foreign country’s specifications”

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Israel’s F-35 Stealth Fighters Can Strike Iran At Any Moment by Sebastien Roblin November 9, 2019 …Lockheed-Martin has mostly refused to allow major country-specific modifications to the F-35, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars foreign F-35 … Continue reading

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“It wasn’t lost on anyone that Israeli Air Force pilots could use the F-35 to fly from Israel to Tehran and back without detection — and without having to refuel at U.S. air bases in Saudi Arabia or Iraq”

CNBC The F-35 has already freaked out Iran and changed everything in the Middle East by Jake Novak July 18, 2019 No conversation about the world’s massive political and economic changes since 2015 is complete without mentioning the F-35 Joint … Continue reading

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Israeli Air Force: “We are flying the #F-35 all over the Middle East” [VIDEO]

JERUSALEM POST IAF commander: Israel first to use F-35 jet in combat by Anna Ahronheim May 22, 2018 Israel has struck targets in the Middle East with the F-35 Adir jet twice, making the Jewish state the first country to … Continue reading

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“It’s two weeks to the touchdown of the world’s most advanced fighter jet in Israel”

JERUSALEM POST Israel to regain air dominance as touchdown of F-35 jets nears by Anna Ahronheim November 29, 2016 Due to touch down December 12 at the Nevatim Air Force Base near Beersheba, the F-35 is expected to give Israel … Continue reading

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The #F-35 is a “disaster for the US. And if Israel goes ahead with the #F35 project it will be an even bigger disaster for us”

JERUSALEM POST Time for Israel to Walk Away from US Aid by Caroline Glick July 29, 2016 On Monday, acting head of the National Security Council Yaakov Nagel will sit down with his US counterpart, Susan Rice, and try to … Continue reading

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“Israel is quite adept at building advanced military technologies, from weapons systems to sensors to communications gear, and sells a lot of it to the US”

WIRED Why Only Israel Can Customize America’s F-35 (At Least for Now) by Eric Adams May 10, 2016 ANY BIG-TICKET MILITARY technology purchased from the US comes with rules. Big stacks of strict guidelines outline exactly what allies can do … Continue reading

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Russia’s S-400 installation — which US permitted — ended Israel’s regional air superiority

JERUSALEM POST The IAF’s Achilles’ Heel by Caroline Glick February 12, 2016 This week Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told government ministers that he may wait for the next US president before signing a new military assistance deal with America. Israel’s … Continue reading

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